Global Health Study Abroad Requirements

Academic Programs International (API) is an educational organization dedicated to providing challenging and enriching study abroad programs for our students since 1997.  All of our academic and extracurricular offerings are selected with the goal of helping students grow more self-aware and culturally sensitive.  API is committed to providing the best comprehensive study abroad experience possible with personal attention available to our students throughout his or her program, and to working closely with home universities to offer support before, during, and after the education abroad experience.

Summer Program Application Deadlines: March

AIFS Abroad offers Global Health sites in: Barcelona, Spain (Spring Semester) or Costa Rica (Summer)  

• No previous knowledge of Spanish language required

• Minimum 2.6 GPA

**Program fee includes tuition, housing, meals, excursions and cultural activities, and day trips. See Scholarships.

Global and Public Health at Manipal University in India

• • As part of their coursework, students have the opportunity to visit local health clinics to understand health promotion, infectious disease treatment and prevention, and traditional contemporary medical practice
  • Fieldwork: Opportunity to pursue directed research as an elective; students are paired with a faculty member appropriate to their academic area of interest, such as public health.  Students are expected to produce a formal research paper
  • Courses: 1 core course in Contemporary Indian Culture required; 4 Public Health and/or Indian Study electives
  • Fall/SpringSemesters OR Academic year
  • Price Range: ~$16,800/semester
  • UC San Diego students can use state and federal financial aid and scholarships (not UC aid)

• For more information, visit Alliance for Global Education 
  

The Alliance encourages students to enroll for more than one term and to consider studying with more than one Alliance program. Students who continue into a second or third term with the Alliance receive a $500 discount on the program fee for this subsequent term.

The Global Health Semester is an innovative study abroad opportunity that combines classes with onsite learning - including 100 hours of for-credit fieldwork - in a variety of medical settings, including potential options such as a clinic in a Bedouin town, a large Israeli hospital, an STD prevention program, and an open clinic for migrant workers and refugees in Tel Aviv. This course would require students to study abroad during Winter and Spring. Special UCSD discounts apply.

Semester Track (Only Spring) in Global Health

• • Required Course: Health in the Age of Globalization
  • Courses offered in previous years: Altruism and Trade: The Globalization of Transplant Medicine, Eco-Health, The Disease that Changed the World: Infectious Diseases from a Global Health Perspective, etc.
  • Students are required to enroll in four courses, in addition to a mandatory Hebrew language course at the beginning of the semester  All courses taught in English
  • The Global Health track at BGU provides students with a comprehensive learning experience that combines classes with guided tours to places that practice or demonstrate aspects of Global Health. Among the planned tours are visits to a variety of medical settings: from a clinic in a Bedouin town to a large Israeli hospital, to an STD prevention program, to an open clinic for migrant workers and refugees in Tel Aviv.
  • Price Range: $10,600
  • UC San Diego students may take federal and state financial aid and scholarships; scholarships are available through the Ginsberg Ingerman Oversees Student Program
  • Deadline to apply: Apply by Fall (~October) for the Spring semester

Global Health International Summer Program at Ben-Gurion University in Israel

• 4-week summer program
• The Program Entails 6 credit courses
• Self-study, professional field trips, exercises, and small-group mentoring in the following key areas: public health, globalization, and development
• Students will participate in a one-week on-site Practicum. Students will be divided between a variety of clinics and organizations dealing with Migrant Health, Mental and Psychosocial Health, and Eco-Health
• Price Range: ~$1,585
• Deadline to apply:  February for Summer Programs
• For more information, visit Ben-Gurion Study Abroad.

Dublin Internship Program - Health Sciences Track: During the fall semester, students enroll in two required Health Science courses, the elective course Contemporary Irish Society and a 4 credit Internship/Practicum in the Health Sciences. 

• Ethics in Health Care
• Health Care Policy and Practice in Ireland

Geneva Internship Program - Public Health Track: During fall and spring semesters, students take 2 required 4 credit Public Health courses, an elective, and participate in a 4 credit internship course in Health and Human Services.

• Principles in International Health
• Controversies in International Health

Ghana Summer Program - Human Infectious Disease: An 8-credit, two-course summer program that begins in late June and runs to mid-August.

• Human Infectious Disease in Ghana
• Health Sciences Practicum

Internships in Global Health are available through CAPA International Education every fall, spring, and summer in London and Sydney. These programs run for fourteen weeks in the fall and spring and six weeks in the summer.

Because CAPA works on a semester schedule, UC San Diego students can generally only enroll in the fall session (early September to mid-December) or the second summer session (early July to mid-August).

Students enrolling in the fall can receive up to six credits from the University of Minnesota for their placement; summer students will receive three credits. In both scenarios, students intern for about twenty hours per week. To receive credits the students will need to take the “London through Internships” or “Sydney through Internships” course. The syllabi for these courses can be found on their website.

The CAPA Programs in London and Sydney include accommodation, meals or meal stipends, public transportation passes, arrival and departure events, in-country orientation, and medical and travel insurance. There is an on-site Resident Director who oversees health and safety, and the RD and his or her team are on-call 24 hours a day.

CIEE's mission is one shared by many in international education: "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world." 

Service Learning Programs (fulfill FE requirement and offer course credit): 
Cape Town, South Africa, Dominican Republic, and Dublin, Ireland
Students should contact CIEE to ensure the program can provide field work in health for the semester they are applying. 
Public Health Programs:  Botswana- Community Public Health Program & Thailand- Public Health Program
See scholarship information.

Most CIEE programs have some form of volunteer opportunities available to participants.  If a student is interested in a specific program, they can email CIEE to determine whether or not volunteer opportunities in the health sector exist at that site and if 100 hours could be obtained.  Students would have to self-report and be committed as CIEE would not be able to monitor volunteer projects.

CISabroad offers more than 120 study and intern opportunities in over 20 different countries. As an organization, we strive to provide students with an experience that best suits their needs. Let us help you find your next adventure! 

Programs include semester, quarter, January, and summer terms with various application deadlines for each one. 

IES Abroad  Our study abroad programs allow you to choose courses based on your area of study and where you want to travel. Other details, like your housing, field trips, and on-site support are all built into the program. Complement your study abroad courses with a for-credit internship and academic seminar as one of your elective courses. With a part-time study abroad internship, you gain hands-on experience and deeper insight into the local professional culture. 

IES Abroad, Santiago

• Traditional study abroad program with the option to participate in an add-on field experience (internship or service-learning opportunity)

  • Offers supervised internships in the Public Health field that earn IES Abroad credit.

  • Service-learning placement may include organizations focusing on Community Health

• Offers a Health Studies Seminar with two tracks: Clinical Observation or Community Health and Spanish for Healthcare Professionals.

• Location: Santiago, Chile

• Courses: 5-6 per semester (15-19 credits)

• Language of Instruction: Spanish

• Prerequisites: 4 semesters of college-level Spanish

• Fall Semester (July-December) Spring Semester (February-July)

• Price Range ~$15,000/Semester

IFSA- Butler offers Global Health themed Study Abroad Programs in multiple countries. Check out scholarship opportunities. 

Sample Programs:

• Global and Public Health in Manipal, India
• Public Health Policy and Practice Program (Shanghai, China - semester)
• Medical Spanish and Public Health in the Yucatan (Mexico) Mid-June to late July (Taught in English). Students take two classes for a total of 6 credits: Introduction to Medical Spanish and Contemporary Issues in Public Health in the Yucatan. Students live and share meals with a homestay family and visit medical practices as well as learn about traditional healing, such as bone setting and herbal treatments. At the end of Summer students travel to Cuba where they can learn about Cuban public health.

International Studies Abroad (ISA) + Internships and Service-Learning (credit-bearing and non credit-bearing)

• Traditional study abroad program with the option to participate in an add-on field experience (internship or service-learning opportunity)

* Note: Must apply for Service-Learning placement and Global Career Building Internships (cover letters, resumes, personal statements, etc. may be taken into consideration)

• The internship or service-learning component can also be done as a stand-alone program without being attached to the traditional study abroad program

• Global Health students must look for study abroad programs that offer service-learning placements and internships relating to health professions on ISA website or Internships & Service Learning brochure from the Study Abroad Office.

• Programs in English and other languages.

SIT Study Abroad offers programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and comparative programs in multiple locations.

• Rigorous academic programs through a field-based, experiential approach
• Undergraduate research through an Independent Study Project (40-50 pg. research paper)
• Offers fieldwork, language classes, and urban and rural homestays with local families
• Every program is framed around a critical global issue
• Semester programs last 15–16 weeks and summer programs last 4–9 weeks
• Programs have 20–25 students led by one academic director plus a number of local staff
• Most programs taught in English; some taught in Spanish; students learn local language to conduct research
• Price Range: ~$18,000 (varies on location and duration)
• Can use state and federal financial aid and scholarships (no UC aid); UC San Diego Students can receive up to $5000 in scholarships

See what GHP Students who participated with SIT had to share on the Global Health Blog:

• Samantha Benedicto studies traditional medicine in China with SIT Study Abroad

• Opportunity to gain unique pre-medical experience by learning from Swedish medical doctors and getting an insider’s view of the workings of hospitals, clinics, and medical research, as well as insight into clinical practices and healthcare in Europe.

• Location: Stockholm, Sweden

• Language of Instruction: English

• Courses: 1 core course in Translational Medicine: From Bench to Bedside (3 credits)

• Prerequisites: 1 year of Biology and 1 year of Chemistry at university level

• Fall/Spring Semesters

• For more information, visit Studies Abroad-Stockholm, Sweden 

World Endeavors provides international internship, study abroad, volunteer abroad, and customized group programs in over 20 countries around the world, with a focus on building meaningful connections between our participants and their host communities.

See what GHP Students who participated with World Endeavors had to share on the Global Health Blog:

Desiree Lee Completes Field Experience at Veterans Hospital in Bangkok